jiaiaineWHte'.twMrttjA yiF1 4. 'f "" 0 . MHPWWWT ' j, CiM5t C Vl . JT m r RED OLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF TEACHES SYSTEM TO "THE Mary Shapiro, the Remarkable Business Housekeeper of Wall Street. ITS EFFICIENCY ENGINEER She Telia Employers How to Minim ize Their Office Expenses and Get Better Results Some Unique Employments. By RICHARD 8PILLANE. Wall street has something entirely new, a business housekeeper. She calls herself a visiting secretary, but visit ing or business housekeeper moro nearly defines her work. In tho home of "The SyBtem" sho Is teaching sys tem. She Is a scientific ofllco woman. When a firm or a corporation finds Its office force docs not work well, or that expenses aro out of nil proportion to tho results achieved, sho straightens things out. What tho efficiency engi neer who goes into a factory and, aft er careful study, reports to tho manu facturer what must be done to check waste, she does for tho banker, tho broker, tho lawyer and tho mining man. No job Is too big for her, and no job too small. 'She has been In Wall street long enough to know Its needs and has had expcrlenco enough to know how to meet those needs. Tho business housekeeper Is Mary Z. Shapiro. Sho went to tho street when she was a slip of a girl. She Is less than thirty now, but sho says It soems as If sho has been in tho finan cial district for ages. Most of tho otenographcrs down town or up town aro most happy when they have tho least to do. They chatter and gossip and watch tho clock rather than think of wayB and meanB by which they may serve their employers or Improve "You Disorganize Your Office Force by their minds. Occasionally thero is one that 1b different. Miss Shapiro was different. She was earnest, ambitious and eager to learn. She wanted to have her full share of tho Innocent pleasures of life, but downtown meant business to her. As sho wanted to go ahead In the world she could not see wherein sho would bo doing justlco to hersolf If sho did not learn every thing she could about business. Learned Something Every Day. What education sho has sho got in tho BchoolB of Now York. A good pupil can learn a lot In tho schools of Now York. Thero la a lot more that can be learned after leaving school. ThlB girl stenographer learned some thing every day. Sho studied her em ployer's business, studied the methods 'by which things wero done and re gained all tho knowledge sho obtained. Sho was not content meroly to tran scribe tho notes of her employer's letters. Whenever sho could make hersolf useful at any other work, Bho was eager to do' It. First of all, sho wanted to bo a first-class stenogra pher. Tho moro difficult tho dictation tho better she liked it Within two years she could wrlto so fast steno graphically nnd so accurately that she was tho prldo of tho office. It Is all very well to be a first-class stenographer, but stenography has its limitations. Sho could not hope to got .moro than ?25 or $30 a week, regard llesB of how expert sho became. Sho wanted to fit herself for something .hotter. Sho had an Idea that if she " Tjocamo well groundod In business sho ould fit horself for some really good (position. Tho New York university tons a department of commerce, ac counts and finance which is designed to equip Btudenta for tho greatest use fulness In business. Miss Shapiro went to the university and entered ' this department. Sho studied corn- SYSTEM merco and accounts and finance with the deepest Interest. Sho has a won derfully acute mind. Tho study fas clnated her. When sho was graduated she had learned as much as her teach ers could Impart to her. Sho wanted to bo thorough bo sho was not content to work In only one branch of Wall street's business. Sho took various employments simply with tho Idea of getting expcrlenco nnd knowledge. Sho worked for a banker and sho worked for a broker; then alio worked for a lawyer, then sho worked for a mining man. Too Good for Clerkship. A clever young woman learns faster than a clever young man, and has a better grasp of detail. Tho men Miss Shapiro worked for were delighted with her services. They would have been happy to have retained her as a clerk. Hut sho did not wish to remain a clerk. Sho had a finer mind than some of the men sho worked for, nnd a better grasp of business. She thought sho might ncptro to soma official posi tion, like secretary or assistant secre tary to a corporation. She knew she had executive ability, and with her skill at nccounts and her fine grasp of correspondence and general business sho knew sho could glvo good service. Men who knew her capabilities praised her highly, and declared sho wrfs ono of tho brightest young women they ever had found in the business field. Pralso Is very pleasant, but when thero was n vnenncy In a secretarial position, and Miss Shapiro applied for It, thoBo who had tho uwnrdlng of tho position hemmed and hawed. They would like to give It to her, they ac knowledged, but It never would do. They had to have a man, they said. To havo a woman in nn official posi tion would be unconventional. Busi ness is bound by convention. Somo day It may bo different, but that day Is still distant. Became Efficiency Engineer. Miss Shapiro had hopes of attaining her ambition after a while, but as timo went on nnd sho saw no chango, sho began to think of other ways and means of improving her condition. Sho kept her oyes open all the while. Sho studied offices and sho studied busi ness. Sho saw a lot of wasto nnd she & Your Interference With Their Work." studied how to eliminate It In all lta phases. She studied tho problem in the light of affording a broader field in which to use her energies. When sho was satisfied that there waB an op portunity for her to employ her tal ents to the best advantage sho branched out for herself. Sho becamo a Wall street efficiency engineer. Wall street Is mado up of a mass of businesses, big and littlo. There aro Bomo concerns that employ hundreds of men and women. Thero are somo that employ a dozen or two. Thero are somo that are mado up of a man, a boy, and an apology for a stenog rapher. Somo of these businesses are well organized. Tho majority aro not. Inanlmato machinery works moro ac curately and moro regularly than ani mated. It Is a raro business manager who gets tho best possible results out of his ofllco force. Ono day Wall street was surprised to receive an announcement from MIsb Shapiro that sho was ready to assist business houses to reduce tholr of fice expenses nnd at tho samo time maintain tho highest standard of effi ciency. These results sho would ob tain by studying their needs carefully and applying tho most practical plans and suggestions. Somo of, tho men who received her announcement throw It In the waste basket. To somo of the others it gavo nn Idea. They wero not satisfied with tho manner In which their offices wero being conducted. Expenses wero high, but somehow they did not manago to got their work handled satisfactorily. Thoy sent for the young woman. They acknowledged they did not know what waB wrong, but wero willing to have the source of the trouble discov ered for them, and wero ready to pay well for It. New eyes are better than old. Some times a person ,1s too close to an ob ii i i y I'vmii M fl -" J' - W7AI ject, or has been closo to (t too long to seo It In tho proper light. One big broker who employed Miss Shapiro ac knowledged that his expenses worn altogether too large, but he could not seo for tho llfo of him how ho could reduce them. Miss Shapiro looked over his books nnd studied his caso for n day. Then sho startled him by an explanation so simple that ho al most was ashamed of himself. The broker had offices largo enough for a concern that did twlco or three times tho busincBS. Ills leaso was nbout to expire. Sho pointed out how, by a re arrangement, ho would have plenty ot room with half tho space. Sho con solidated the work of some of tho clerkB, readjusted tho whole establish ment, nnd got her pay. One day of study on her pnrt meant the Bnvlng of several thousands of dollars a year to that broker. Not only that, but It brought about a better constitution In tho whole establishment. The broker thinks she Is a wonder. Sample of Her Work. A very rich and good man of Wnl street sent for her. Ho could not.un derstand why It was ho never could get tho servlco out of his clerkB that other men seemed to get. Ho paid them well and showed every consider ation for them, yet, somehow, thoy lnggcd In their duties. Tho man is very charitable. When nppcnls nro mado to hlin to aid he wants to bo sure that what money ho gives Is well bestowed. Ills employes havo a great affection for him nnd do their beat to plenso him. MIbb Shnplro studied this ofllco and then surprised the kindly gentleman by telling him that the trouble waa with him. "You send this clerk and that clerk out," she said, "to Investigate cases of charity, and you disorganize your of llco force by your Interference with their work." Then Bho gavo a list of tho number of hours this clerk and that clerk had been absent. Tho number of houra the clerk had been absent did not measuro tho real extent of tho inter ference In tho ofllco routlno. Four hours' absence in ono day sometimes meant tho actual loss of the wholo day's servlco of that particular work er, and incidentally it tied up tho work of other clerks whoso duties wero dependent upon that particular person. Usually tho person sent on the philanthropic orrand had the direc tion of several other clerkB and they were Idle by reason of his nbsenco. Tho kindly gentleman frowned and said ho did not see how to remedy tho trouble. He knows now. Miss Sha piro has taken over a large part ol the work connected with tho charity cases. A lawyer .with a big office staff had been subjected to no end of embar rassment. Ho never seemed able to havo things dono to his satisfaction. He paid out a lot of monoy, but 11 waB no use. It did not take Miss Sha piro long to find tho answer. It was cheap help. Tho lawyer had a chronic objection to paying decent wages. He had a lot of Incompetents, and paid moro for them than ho would for a smaller number of employes who would do his work In first class shapo. It was not pleasant for him to bo In formed of the truth, but MIbb Shapiro had been In lawyers' offices long enough to make him understand how far below tho averago his employee were in grade and he commissioned her to reorganlzo his force. He has a good ofllco staff now. It costs less than the old one and ho Is getting ex cellent service. Ho Is cured ot the idea that what is cheap is profitable. Elimination of Waste. These cases are merely typical. Oc casionally the trouble in an office Is due to a well-intentioned but poorly qualified managing clerk. Miss Sha piro studies each case just as a sci entist studies a uubject. The symp toms of disorder In an office are as apparent to her as tho symptoms of an ailing person who cornea before a physician for examination. Onco tho troublo i located, thero Is no diffi culty In applying tiro remedy. One of her greatest values is In tho elim ination of waste. Sho knows pretty well what supplies an ofllco should use, whether It bo a bank, brokerage house, a lawyer's office or a mining en gineer's. Sho knows, too, tho costs of supplies. When sho goes over the accounts It does not take her long to toll If too'much money Is being spent, and what would bo a reasonable amount to expend. , Tho range of her work Is remark able. Somo of her employments aro unique. Sho has a sort of emergency clearing house. In somo small estab lishments tho wholo office Is thrown out of gear if the ono stenographer or tho ono clerk employed 1b HI. Miss Shapiro Is prepared on a momont'a notlco to supply a stenographer trained In legal work for a lawyer, or ono trained in brokerago business to a broker, or ono trained In mining af fairs to a miner. It la tho samo, too, in regard to a clerk. Aa tho business housekeeper of Wall street It would seem that sho would have plenty to do. But It Is tho busy person who always has tlmo to do something additional. With all tho calls she has upon her timo in tho financial district she, somehow, finds opportunity, not only to act as secre tary of tho Federation Settlement house, but to take part in tho activi ties of that great Institution. Usually tho highly capable business woman is sharp-featured, crabbed In manner and dowdy In dress. MIbb Shapiro Is feminine to her finger tips, wondet fully attractive In feature and, In addition, Is one of tho best dressed women down town. (Copyright. 1914, by tho McClure, Newspa, per Syndicated KltlMriONAL stmrscnooL Lesson (IJy R. O. S12M.KH8, Director Bundn School Course, Moody Hlblo Institute, Chicago.) LESSON FOR OCTOBER 4 CHRIST ANOINTED FOR BURIAL. I.KSSON THXT-Mnrk 14:1-11. OOMJKN TK.Vr-Sho Jmtli dono what ilio could. Mark 14:8. Event crowds fast upon event dun ing this tho world's most tragic week. Two days beforo tho passovor oc curred, tho chief prlustH and other leaders entered a conspiracy how to rid themselves of thU troublcsomo Nnzarenu. This plot mentioned In tho first two verses of tho lesson prob ably occurred four days later than tho nnolntlng. Noto tho separating para graph mark; also look up carefully n good harmony of tho Gospels. Follow ing tho Olivet dlscourso Jesus said to his disciples, "In two days tho pass over." At that vory tlmo JudaB was schomlng with tho rulors for his ar rest. John, in his Oospcl, tells us that tho foast was six days beforo, and that It was In connection with this that Judas had left tho company to go to tho priests. Judas Iscarlot was angry at oui Lord and this incident led immediate ly to tho betrayal. Nowhero else In all history io thero a blacker picture of tho human heart or tho longth ol Iniquity to which It will go. Every thing at this hour Is electric and strango. Events rapidly convorgo to wards tho cross. For that, graco hai been planning nnd sin Is plotting. Amazed tho Disciples. I. Mary Criticized, vv. 3-5. JosUb had his Inner circle of friends and his favorite places of nbodo and none was evidently moro precious than that homo of Mary, Murtlia nnd Lazarus. In this supromo hour Josus camo to this homo to bring It a confirmation at faith nnd somo further spiritual gift. From that tlmo of Peter's confession, several months previous, tho Lord has constantly reaffirmed nla statement then made, that ho must go to Jeru salem, die, and bo raised tho third day. This teaching amazod tho dlscipleB and filled thorn with fear. Jesus did not, however, awaken faith and then quench It with fear, or allow it to lan guish and dlo, John 4:46, D4. Now aa the darkest hour approaches there ap peared this one touch ot appreciative sympathy. Bethany was ot but little dignity but thero lived thero a man who bad been raised from the dead Lazarus. There also resided ono who brought comfort to tho heart of Jesus Mary. Sho had listened to him, sho understood him, believed nnd loved. With a woman's keen intuition sho scorns to havo realized that ho was really going to his death. What that meant to tho hopes and aspirations sho seems to havo divined, and re alized, more than all others, his view point. How to tell blm was her desire. Out of that lovo she purchased a box of ointment representing in valuo about fifty dollars, an lmmonsa sum and tho full extent of her treasure. Ordi nary action will not suffice. The hour and occasion demanded tho extraor dinary. To It Bho yleldod herself, lav ishly pouring upon him the wealth and fragrance of that sacred ointment In tended for kings. She had Bat at bla feet, Luke 10:39, and was ready for thla the proper hour for anointing, John 12:7. It was her all, but lovo doea not have the calculating cunning and prudence of JudaB. "Memorial of Her." II. Mary Commended, w. 0-9. The itory Is beautiful In the record we have of our Lord's words. Mary's compensation for tho criticism called for by her conduct was the commenda tion of her Lord. Wo do not censure the dlBclplcs who did not understand but we are thankful for tho words of the Master which their criticism called forth. Jesus realized tho true mean ing of tho act and he named It when he said, "Sho hath done what she could, sho hath anointed my body aforehand for burying." Notlco that Jesus received tho true meaning of her act aa for himself, still It was for tho world, for ho Bald, "this that she hath 'dono shall bo spoken of for a mem orial of her." This waB not meroly a reward' for Mary, It was that her act should bo an Inspiration to Inclto his followers to Ilko activities and atti tudes throughout all the ages. This is all that la asked of any dlsciplo (II 'Cor. 8:12). Lovo forgets self, sur roundings, cost or criticism. Lovo pours out Itself to tho uttermost and Its fragranco fills not alono tho house but tho wholo of creation. III. Judaa Conspires, vv. 10, 11. Thla tender story ends with tho terrible ac count of Judas. Ho had no sympathy for Mary, primarily because ho waa mot in sympathetic relatione with Jesus. Jesus had revealed, called forth, the deepest lovo of Mary's heart. In tho icaso ot Judas he revealed a heart ot treachery. Accepting tho adoring anointing of Mary and also perpetu ating It, ho at tho samo time culls forth a revelation of that compelling motivo of BolflshnesB in tho heart ot gjudas that led to his own solf-doBtruc- tlon. contrast those two plctureu. we recall tho crushed heart of Mary at tho death ot Lazarus which brought Mary jnto tho closest fellowship with Jobub. In her shadow and sorrow sho learned o pour out her love 'In saorlflclal anointing. Hadn't Killed Htm. Thero Is n certain young man who used to be notoriously egotistic. Somo of his nciialntanceH wero ono day speaking of him beforo nn old lady who was not "up" In tho slnng opres hIoiih of the day. Tho next tlmo Bho met him on tho street bIio put out n congratulatory hand. "Oh, Mr. Smith," she cried, "I am so glnd you nro better. I heard last week that you had a swelled head." Certainly Not. "Just think I Tho artist spent ten years pnlntlng this picture." "How much did he soil It for?" "Fifty thousand dollars." "That's 15,000 n year. Not bad pay when you work ut homo and havo yqur own hours." Olives nro tho longest lived fruit trees, boiup In Syria having homo, abundant crops for moro than 400 years. Ily tho Invention of a deodorizing process whnlo oil again Is being ex tensively usid In soap manufacture-. H Make your hem lay thti winter. "Hn"--iiim-fHlifH frQTT- T U thouiands of owners are malting that record and reaping the fcfteM Tl i i T7773SW n rich reward of high winter prlcea. They feed S0svf Mil lVffBBM JDtoatt POULTRY f F l I ,y'JB r25S regulator L- A m f jM H the year round. 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"I forglvo yo, M'Nnb," whispered tho expiring man, "wl' all my heart but may my curse rest on my son forever If ho over dooBl" ECZEMA ON CHILD'S BODY 570 High St, Oshkosh, Wis. "When about two months old my nephew had sores break out on different parts of his body. The troublo first began aa a rash which itched so at night some one nlwayB beld bis hands, oven while Bleeping, aa at the least scratching It would run together and form scabs. His night-clothes had to have mittens on them or the scabs would bo raw and bleeding by morning. His cloth ing or the least friction irritated the troublo. Ills faco and scalp wore cov ered. They called It eczema. "Wo tried different treatments but nono cured him. At three years old wo commenced tho use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment. It took nearly a year to effect a complofo euro and ho never had anything llko It elnco." (Signed) Mrs. F. Scofleld, Mar. 21, 1914. 1 Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold throughout tho world. Samplo of each free.wlth 32-p. 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